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snare

Meaning of “snare”

1. Figuratively, something that catches, entangles, endangers, or brings a person into bondage or restraint. 2. A trap, noose, or device for catching.

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46 occurrences44 verses19 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 10:7

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Jeremiah 48:44
He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 48:44 · retained source text

Hee that fleeth from the feare shall fall into the pit, and he that getteth vp out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring vpon it, euen vpon Moab, the yeere of their visitation, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 50:24
I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:24 · retained source text

I haue laide a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found and also caught, because thou hast striuen against the LORD.

Lamentations 3:47
Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:47 · retained source text

Feare and a snare is come vpon vs, desolation and destruction.

1611 marginal noteIsai.24.17.

Ezekiel 12:13
My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 12:13 · retained source text

My net also will I spread vpon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I wil bring him to Babylon to the land of the Caldeans, yet shall hee not see it, though he shall die there.

1611 marginal noteChap. 17.20.

Ezekiel 17:20
And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 17:20 · retained source text

And I will spread my net vpon him, & he shalbe taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespasse, that he hath trespassed against me.

1611 marginal noteChap.12.13. and 32.3.

Hosea 5:1
HEAR ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 5:1 · retained source text

¶ Heare yee this, O priests, and hearken, ye house of Israel, and giue yee eare, O house of the king: for iudgement is toward you, because yee haue beene a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread vpon Tabor.

Hosea 9:8
The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 9:8 · retained source text

The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the Prophet is a snare of a fouler in all his wayes, and hatred in the house of his God.

1611 marginal noteOr, against

Amos 3:5
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Amos 3:5 · retained source text

Can a bird fall in a snare vpon the earth, where no ginne is for him? shall one take vp a snare from the earth, and haue taken nothing at all?

Luke 21:35
For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 21:35 · retained source text

For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

Romans 11:9
And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Romans 11:9 · retained source text

And Dauid sayth, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling blocke, and a recompense vnto them.

1611 marginal notePsa. 69.22.

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